Fishing - Activity data and statistics

What is it: 

Data is collated about fishing activity in Scottish waters from a range of sources, including:

Links to Scotland's Marine Atlas: 
Chapter 5: Fishing
Data originators: 
European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Marine Management Organisation (MMO)
Scottish Government (Marine Directorate)
This information page is part of the theme: 
Fishing Activity
Demersal sales (£) from Scottish waters (per ICES statistcial rectangle) 20012-2016 © Marine Scotland
More Information: 

Where possible, fisheries data from the Scottish Government, Marine Management Organisation (MMO), and other European bodies is available to view on our interactive map portal.  Links to other data sources and statistics are provided in the 'Data Sources' tabs.  

This page was last modified on : 
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 17:41

Links and Resources

Map Type Click title for metadata and licence informationsort descending Date of data View Map
Map Layers (NMPi) Inshore Fishing - ScotMap (2013) - Scallop Towed Dredges - Monetary Value (£) 2013-08-26 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Inshore Fishing - ScotMap (2013) - Scallop Towed Dredges - Number of Vessels 2013-08-26 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Inshore Fishing - Shetland - Important Shellfish Creeling Grounds (NAFC) - July 2013 2013-07-01 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Inshore Fishing - Shetland - Important Shellfish Dredging Grounds (NAFC) - July 2013 2013-07-01 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Pelagic fish - Landed sales value (£) by rectangle 2018-2022 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Pelagic fish - Landed weight (tonnes) by rectangle 2018-2022 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Rod and Lines - Scottish Under 12m vessels - Annual average value (2018-2022) (£) 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Route Density (EMSA) Annual Totals - Fishing (EMODnet WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Sea features and fishing ground names 2019-04-12 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Sea Fisheries Statistics - Districts (2013 onwards) 2013-01-01 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Sea Fisheries Statistics - Ports (2013 onwards) 2013-01-01 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Shellfish - Landed weight (tonnes) by rectangle 2018-2022 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Shellfish - Landed sales value (£) by rectangle 2018-2022 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Vessel Density Annual Averages - Fishing (EMODnet WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) VMS - Average intensity (hours) - Nephrops and crustaceans with bottom trawls (OT CRU) - 2010-2020 (ICES SR.2021.11) 2021-09-24 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) VMS - Total hours fished by UK vessels >15m - all gears (2020) (MMO WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) VMS - Average intensity (hours) - Bottom trawls (OT) - 2010-2020 (ICES SR.2021.11) 2021-09-24 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) VMS - Average intensity (hours) - Dredges (DRB MOL) - 2010-2020 (ICES SR.2021.11) 2021-09-24 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) VMS - Total value (£) of UK vessels >15m length - all gears (2020) (MMO WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) VMS - UK activity associated with Oil and Gas Pipelines (2007-2015) - All Gears 2017-07-19 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) VMS - UK activity associated with Oil and Gas Pipelines (2007-2015) - Demersal Trawls 2017-07-19 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) VMS - UK activity associated with Oil and Gas Pipelines (2007-2015) - Dredges 2017-07-19 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) VMS - UK activity associated with Oil and Gas Pipelines (2007-2015) - Nephrops Trawls 2017-07-19 Access this map on NMPi

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